Hundred of Bromley and Beckenham explained

Bromley and Beckenham
Status:obsolete
Start:in antiquity
End:1884 - 1965
Map:Map published in 1797 showing the hundred of Bromley and Beckenham
with the hundred of Ruxley.
Divisionsnames:Bromley, Beckenham

Bromley and Beckenham was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England.

It comprised the ancient parishes of Bromley and Beckenham.[1]

Its former area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London and it broadly corresponds to the current area of the northern part of the London Borough of Bromley.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The hundred of Bromley and Beckenham: Introduction and map . The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 1 . Edward Hasted . 1797 .